Saturday, February 25, 2023

Pocomoke City Police Chief critical of drug suspect's low bond


(WMDT)

POCOMOKE CITY, Md. – Pocomoke City Police Chief Arthur Hancock is speaking out after the suspect arrested in the area’s first fentanyl bust was issued a low bond.

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Pocomoke City Police wants criminals held accountable - 47abc (wmdt.com)

Friday, February 24, 2023

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:


PLUS

1882  ..      



1973  ..            What's this Pocomoke City event?

1956  ..   

2000  ..                    


Thursday, February 23, 2023

Seeking speakers

 


Pocomoke High School is seeking volunteers to speak on behalf of Holocaust survivors. Contact Scott Schaire (NASA, Wallops) at 757-709-3186.

 


Wednesday, February 22, 2023

                    

Something really good for a really good cause

 
Support our Samaritan Shelter of Pocomoke City.

Our 10th Annual Tom Wall Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner is February 21st from 5 to 7pm at Salem United Methodist Church in Pocomoke City.

Eat in or take out available. Your meal includes Pancakes (Chocolate Chip, Blueberry or Plain), Lion's Club Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, and your Beverage.

Tickets are $10, kids aged 3 to 6 are $5 and children under age 3 are free. You can buy tickets at the Shelter, from any board member, at the Enchanted Florist, First Shore Federal Bank, or Market Street Deli. 

Proceeds benefit the Samaritan Shelter of Pocomoke City.


(Reader comment:)
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why do they call it Shrove Tuesday when it's really Mardi Gras? Why eat pancakes when you can eat King cake, oysters and bacon and drink rum?

Monday, February 20, 2023

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Time Machine: Items in Pocomoke City's newspaper 100 years ago this week; 2011, 1951, 1914, 1900.

 






May, 2011


Salisbury Daily Times


October, 1951


Democratic Messenger

(Pocomoke Public Eye footnote:)
For reasons unknown this station never went on the air although, according to Choppy Layton, evidence of the start of construction existed on property on Stockton Road.  WDVM radio at 540 on the AM dial, and located on Dunn Swamp Road southwest of Pocomoke, went on the air in 1955.  


April, 1914
Crisfield Times


July, 1900
Baltimore Sun